A major Jewish communal leader is criticizing Hannah Rosenthal, the Obama administration’s top official dealing with anti-Semitism. At issue are Rosenthal’s reported criticisms of Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, regarding his swipes at the group J Street. More ▸

With anti-Semitism manifesting itself across the globe in a wide range of forms, and likely to face pressure from foreign governments as well as at home, the new U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism has her work cut out for her, write her predecessor in the post and a Holocaust scholar. More ▸